The Fiscal Futures Project has published the first in a series of informational features to detail findings of the project's research and computer modeling of the Illinois state budget.  "Fiscal Fallout" will provide information about findings from the project and commentary on the current and future condition of the state budget.

IGPA Senior Fellow Jim Nowlan, one of the authors of the new book "Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide," was interviewed recently for C-SPAN's "Book TV" program. Nowlan and IGPA colleagues Rick Winkel and Sam Gove wrote the book, which was published earlier this year.  Watch the interview.

John W. Douglas, son of the late U.S. Senator Paul H. Douglas, died June 1, 2010, at his home in Washington, D.C.  John Douglas was instrumental in the establishment of the Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Government award and education program at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs. He was a former deputy U.S. attorney general. Read the obituary that appeared in the New York Times on June 6.

The state of Illinois is faced with a multi-billion dollar budget deficit and solutions have been elusive for years. Much of the logjam can be attributed to politics. Rick Winkel, the director of IGPA's Office of Public Leadership, offers some observations as part of the University of Illinois' "A Minute With Series..."